McDonalds wage and hour record at a glance
McDonalds appears in 61 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Sep 1, 2004 and Jun 26, 2024. 48 of them found violations, 140 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $1,419 in back wages to 16 workers, plus $64,643 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $268 was unpaid overtime and $315 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Aug 17, 2020 in San Jose with $836 for 10 workers. 102 minors were involved in child labor findings. That places the employer at #10,004 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Limited-Service Restaurants. Laws involved: child labor, FLSA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Jun 2022 to Jun 2024 | Merced | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Jan 2019 to Nov 2020 | San Pablo | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Jul 2020 to Aug 2020 | San Jose | 10 violations | $836 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Alameda | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasanton | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Hayward | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Hayward | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasanton | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Dublin | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Antioch | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Fairfield | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pittsburg | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasant Hill | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Lafayette | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Danville | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Martinez | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Jun 2018 to Mar 2020 | Concord | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Martinez | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Hayward | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | San Ramon | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | San Leandro | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Brentwood | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pittsburg | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasanton | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Brentwood | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Castro Valley | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasant Hill | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Antioch | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Byron | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | San Leandro | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Hayward | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Antioch | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Antioch | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Hayward | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Oakley | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | Pleasanton | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | San Leandro | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 | child labor |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 2018 to Mar 2020 | San Ramon | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 | child labor |
| Sep 17, 2019 | Aug 2019 to Sep 2019 | Chula Vista | 5 violations | $315 | 1 | 0 | FLSA, child labor |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Jun 2016 to Jun 2018 | Rancho Cordova | 2 violations | $86 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Dec 27, 2017 | Dec 2014 to Dec 2017 | Redlands | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Jul 2017 to Dec 2017 | Arcadia | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 2015 to Dec 2017 | Oxnard | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 2015 to Dec 2017 | Los Angeles | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 30, 2012 | May 2010 to Apr 2012 | Red Bluff | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jun 24, 2011 | Jun 2009 to Jun 2011 | Del Mar | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,450 | child labor |
| May 28, 2009 | May 2007 to May 2009 | Pasadena | 3 violations | $134 | 3 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 28, 2009 | May 2007 to May 2009 | Pasadena | 4 violations | $48 | 1 | $743 | FLSA, child labor |
| Jan 3, 2009 | Jan 2007 to Jan 2009 | La Puente | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 8, 2008 | Apr 2006 to Apr 2008 | Daly City | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 4, 2006 | Dec 2004 to Dec 2006 | Escondido | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 20, 2006 | Apr 2004 to Apr 2006 | El Monte | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jan 20, 2006 | Apr 2005 to Jan 2006 | Temecula | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,000 | child labor |
| Oct 29, 2005 | Nov 2003 to Oct 2005 | Los Angeles | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Feb 16, 2005 | Mar 2003 to Feb 2005 | Millbrae | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 | FLSA, child labor |
| Feb 13, 2005 | Feb 2003 to Feb 2005 | Thousand Oaks | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,980 | child labor |
| Jan 12, 2005 | Jan 2003 to Jan 2005 | Baldwin Park | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 8, 2004 | Nov 2002 to Nov 2004 | La Puente | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 4, 2004 | Nov 2002 to Nov 2004 | Azusa | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 4, 2004 | Nov 2002 to Nov 2004 | Baldwin Park | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 1, 2004 | Apr 2003 to Sep 2004 | San Rafael | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
Also filed as: L & B Foods, Inc.; Indian Hill Management & Webb Family Enterpri; Indian Hills Management, Inc; Reggie Webb; Madera Corp.; Robert J. Kilduff dba McDonald's Millbrae; Michael Magruder, an individual; R & B Sanchez; Little Canyon Ranch, Inc; Arthur J. Herrera dba DASH; Triple Arch Inc.; C & S Restaurants, Inc.
Local pages: San Jose employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.
Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.
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If you work, or worked, at McDonalds
Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.